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Heaved away and caught in the deep! Mahmood strikes again and good diving catch inches above the turf by Jacob Bethell at mid-wicket.
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Full. Too full from Mahmood. Southpaw Lewis gets on the front foot and drives away handsomely for four. Lewis looks in fine fettle, he cracked 94 against England a week or so ago and notched a century against Sri Lanka in Pallekele just a few days before that.
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The openers exchange singles. Lewis on strike and GONE! Advancing down the track and losing his shape, a splat straight to Jamie Overton at short cover. England get an early one.
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Buttler’s first act upon returning to the fold is to win the toss under sunny skies in Barbados. He says that England, in modern parlance, will prefer to chase.
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“There was a bit of rain yesterday so there might be some moisture.” Buttler tells Ian Bishop. “I’m excited to get back in the middle. Jofra is missing, Overton, Topley, Mahmood play, and it’s the usual top seven.”
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Windies captain Rovman Powell admits he would have done the same had he won the toss. “We’ve got to keep on improving” Powell says from behind Judge Dredd style shades. “In years gone by we were just trying to compete, now we’re trying to beat them.”
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Jos Buttler in for his first game in 137 days ➡️
Mahmood and Topley lead our attack 🚀
We have won the toss and will bowl first 💪
🌴 #WIvENG 🏴 | @IGcom pic.twitter.com/v9VqUO8dfF
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 9, 2024
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They called Leonard Cohen ‘The Godfather of Gloom’ and ‘The High Priest of Pathos’. Pithy nicknames but both misnomers, really. Behind the molasses and tobacco baritone and faltering flamenco Cohen was far from a miserabilist, his words often appearing as if drenched in the Hydra sun – warm, fruity, smutty, sensual.
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This is about cricket you plank, what are you crapping on about? Well, bear with me for just a line or two more. I’m bringing us on to Jos Buttler.
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You might know him as England’s greatest ever white ball batter, all whip-crack wrists and ice-veined composure. A player of such class and confidence he was made England’s white ball captain after Eoin Morgan hung up his armband. And yet, the F*** It famously scrawled on Buttler’s bat handle offers a glimpse into his own fragility.
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As England’s results have soured and curdled so too did Buttler’s on pitch performances and off pitch demeanour. A taciturn and tetchy Buttler became the norm, his watery blue eyes darting, seeking out perceived slights, his jaw perma-clenched readying for a scrap. Any boyish charm had been lost to a sort of bristling insecurity. Captaincy and professional cricket in general can do that to you.
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The discrepancy between Buttler at his shimmering, primal and pyrotechnic best and the insecure, slumped shouldered Eeyore in a Cinch branded baseball cap of recent months became quite stark. The guy looked like he needed a break and he ended up getting one, albeit because he got injured.
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A calf injury has kept Buttler on the sidelines for five months, in that time Matthew Mott was given his cards and Brendon McCullum the reins – to the white ball squads in addition to the Test one. ‘Baz’ duly noted that his priority task in the role was to shake Buttler out of his “miserable” (McCullum’s word, not mine) stupor and bring back the joy. To reinvigorate Sad Eyed Jossy of The Low Scores, take a sad song and make it better, prise open a crack and let some f***** light in.
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McCullum lies in wait but Jos Buttler returns to action today in Bridgetown in the first of five T20 matches against West Indies. Play begins in just over half an hour at 8PM GMT and the toss is imminent…
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4th over: West Indies 33-1 (Pooran 5, Powell 1) Phew. What an over from Mahmoud, who got Lewis and Hetmyer into the pocket with consecutive deliveries. The ball that hit Hetmyer's back was beautiful. It was shaped to a good length outside off the stumps and the new batsman could not resist toying with it. Captain Powell joins Pooran midway through and the West Indies find themselves in a predicament, but suddenly it starts to rain…
Wicket! Shimron Hetmyer c †Salt b Mahmood 0 (West Indies 18-3)
Mahmoud scores a hat trick! Hetmyer lost his first pitch! Exclamation mark!
Wicket! Evin Lewis c Bethel b Mahmood 13 (West Indies 18-2)
I got excited and fell into the depths! Mahmood attacked again and caught a good dive at midwicket from Jacob Bethel a few inches above the turf.
3rd over: West Indies 17-1 (Lewis 13, Pooran 1) Topley combined his lengths well, Pooran tried to chase but couldn't connect, and a gloved single from a short ball led to Lewis for a strike, who neatly arced the ball into a four-four from mid. It's very easy. 6 runs off the over.
2nd over: West Indies 11-1 (Lewis 8, Pooran 0) Nicholas Pooran was the new batsman and blocked the first ball and the last ball of the over. It was a success for Mahmoud and England.
I fell asleep at the movie theater earlier. I woke up with popcorn stuck to my body and looked like I was about to film an Andy Serkis-style CGI movie. Well, how about Saturday?
Wicket! Brandon King c Overton b Mahmoud 3 (West Indies 11-1)
full. I'm full with Mahmoud. Lewis, a southpaw, got up on his front foot and made a spectacular run with four men. Lewis looked in good spirits, scoring 94 against England just over a week ago and scoring 100 against Sri Lanka in Palekele a few days earlier.
The openers exchange singles. Lewis scores with a strike! He progressed down the course, lost shape, and hit short cover Jamie Overton with a straight shot. England score early.
1st over: West Indies 4-0 (King 2, Lewis 2) TV commentator Ian Bishop was also enthusiastic, but said that the single was the standard of the day in the first over and that there was room for improvement for this side, which is borderline and even now. I'm thinking. “Good length, good play, single,” the big man purred. Topley has had a decent start, with Mahmoud set to start on the other side.
players leave for the fieldit seems like a crisp day in Bridgetown, maroon and red shirts billowing. Reece Topley is looking to start things off with a new white ball. Brandon King and Evin Lewis will open the game for the West Indies. England need early wickets, but the home side's batting line-up is a team to drool over and terrify.
after him level 11 There was a meltdown in the field the other day.Alzarri Joseph injured his knuckle and was suspended for two games.
“I realize that my passion got the better of me.” After what happened, Joseph said, Words that don't accept my gaffe at all.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announces two-match suspension for Alzarri Joseph
Read more 🔽 https://t.co/9GWNkD2nnA
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 7, 2024
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Confirmed teams:
West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Nicholas Poulin (wk), 4 Shimron Hetmyer, 5 Rovman Powell (c), 6 Sherfan Rutherford, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Andre Russell, 9 Akil Hossain, 10 Gudakesh Moti, 11 Shamar Joseph
England: 1 Phil Salt (wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jos Buttler (c), 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethel, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Dan Mousley, 8 Jamie Overton, 9 Sakub Mahmoud, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Reece Topley
Butler will be batting at No. 3, but he has only batted a few times before, handing over the glove to Phil Salt. I want to focus on hitting and do my best to lead the team.
England win the toss and choose BOWL!
Buttler's first move after returning to the fold is to win the toss under the sunny skies of Barbados. He says England would, in modern parlance, prefer to chase.
“It rained a bit yesterday so it might have been damp,” Butler tells Ian Bishop. “I'm excited to be back in the middle. Jofra isn't there, but Overton, Topley and Mahmoud are playing, so it's the usual top seven.”
Windies captain Rovman Powell admitted he would have done the same had he won the toss. “We have to keep getting better,” Powell says from behind Judge Dredd-esque shades. “In the past, we were just trying to compete, now we're trying to beat them.”
Jos Buttler plays his first match in 137 days ➡️
Mahmoud and Topley lead the attack 🚀
We won the toss so we bowl first 💪
🌴 #Wiveng 🏴♀️🏴♀️🏴♂️ @IGcom pic.twitter.com/v9VqUO8dfF
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 9, 2024
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preamble
james wallace
They called Leonard Cohen the “Godfather of Darkness” and the “High Priest of Pathos.” It's a simple nickname, but both are wrong. Behind the treacle-and-tobacco baritone and sluggish flamenco, Cohen was anything but miserable. His words often seemed soaked in the hydra sun – warm, fruity, dirty, and sensual.
This is about Cricket Plank, what's the bullshit? Well, just bear with me for one or two more lines. Let's move on to Jos Buttler.
You may know him as England's greatest white-ball batsman in history. Its wrists are whiplashed and have the calm of an icy vein. A player of great class and confidence, he was appointed England's white-ball captain after Eoin Morgan removed the armband. Nevertheless, the famous “F*** It” scrawled on the handle of Butler's bat provides a glimpse into his own vulnerability.
As England's results worsened and stiffened, so did Buttler's on-pitch performances and off-pitch demeanor. The taciturn, grumpy butler became the norm, tearful blue eyes darting around in search of the scorned, jaw clenched tight and ready for scrap. His boyish charm was lost to a kind of bristling anxiety. Captaincy and professional cricket in general allow you to do that.
The disconnect between Butler, who was at his sparkling, primal, firework-like best, and the unsteady, hunched-shouldered Eeyore, who has been wearing a Cinch-branded baseball cap for the past few months, has become stark. It seemed like the guy needed a break, and despite his injury, he was eventually able to get one.
Butler was sidelined for five months with a calf injury, during which time, in addition to Test 1, the white-ball team saw Matthew Mott carded and Brendon McCullum given the reins. “Buzz” formally noted that his priority in the role was to bring Butler out of his “miserable” (McCallum's words, not mine) stupor and restore his joy. To cheer up Sad Eyed Jossy from The Low Scores, take a sad song and make it better, crack it up and let some light in.
While McCullum is on standby, Jos Buttler will return for the first of five T20 matches against West Indies in Bridgetown today. The match starts in just over 30 minutes at 8pm GMT and the toss is imminent…
